Microsoft Favorites puts latest gossip on Android lock screens II Microsoft launches new Favorites Lock Screen app on Android II Microsoft Garage Favorites Lock Screen Android app now available in India

Microsoft has launched a new app on Android called Favorites Lock Screen. 

The app creates custom lock screens based on a user’s custom interests.

 Entering the name of an actor for example would randomly generate wallpaper i

mages of that actor and would also display related news stories about them over

 the image. Here’s the official list of features.

• Daily HD wallpapers of your favorite celebrities and interests Set your

 “favorites” to get HD wallpapers of your favorite stars and celebs as your lock screen 
image

• A wide range of wallpaper collections Favorites comes with multiple

 categories to choose from: sports, actors, musicians, animals, and automobiles. 
Select a myriad of favorites from multiple categories

• Keep up with the latest Follow the news and trends surrounding your

 favorites

• Do more, right from your lock screen
• Access top apps and settings with a quick tap Access Flashlight,

 WiFi, Bluetooth and more apps on the lock screen

• Unlock your way PIN, pattern code, or password–protect your Android

 device in your preferred unlocking mechanism

• Snapshots with a swipe A right swipe from the camera icon helps you

 open your camera quickly

• Notifications and alerts Stay on top of alerts and notifications without

 unlocking your phone

• Search made easy Search directly from your lock screen with the Bing

 search bar

Do you like to customize your lock screen with special apps? Let us know what you 

use in the comments below.

Microsoft Garage Favorites Lock Screen Android App

We wanted to build a lock screen focused on fandom, not just beautiful images. Our app

allows people to craft a more personalized experience centered around their passions and interests.
 Also, we wanted to try something different, said Pavan Kumar Desari, a Program Manager on the Favorites
 Lock Screen team.

Daily HD wallpapers of your favorite celebrities and interests

• Multiple categories to choose from: sports, actors, musicians, animals, and automobiles.
• Following the latest news and trends surrounding your favorites
• Get quick access to top apps and settings like WiFi, Bluetooth and more, right from the lock screen
• Multiple options for unlocking mechanism – PIN, pattern code, or password–protection.
• Single-step action (right swipe) from the camera icon to open camera app for taking snapshots.
• Notifications display to read notifications without unlocking your phone
• Easy and fast search option powered by Bing.

Earlier too, Microsoft Garage had released lock-screen apps in batches of projects, showcasing a

 wide variety of technologies, platforms and target customers. These included the likes of Next Lock 

Screen, Tetra Lock Screen, a lock screen for Windows Phone. And finally, Picturesque Lock Screen, an

 app designed for Android platform. There are seeming similarities between Picturesque Lock Screen 

and Favorites Lock Screen. Not only do both focus on providing beautiful, interesting images, but 

both were developed in the Microsoft India Development Center, a hub for incubation projects.

Each of the lock screen Garage project teams however designed their apps for different types of users. 

You can read more at microsoft.com